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Steelers Re-Sign Critical Backup at Offensive Tackle
The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed backup tackle Calvin Anderson to a two-year contract, the team announced on Monday.
Anderson, 29, joined the Steelers during the 2024 season, after tackle Troy Fautanu was lost for the Steelers to a knee injury. The Steelers immediately plugged Anderson into their swing backup tackle slot, and he remained there until he was placed on the injured reserve list with a groin injury on Dec. 12. Anderson was activated in time to appear in the Wild Card playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
In total, Anderson played in four regular-season games, playing in 11 snaps of offense for the Steelers, and also played in 29 snaps in the Wild Card loss — all of which came at left tackle.
Before joining the Steelers, Anderson spent three years with the Denver Broncos and had two stints with the New England Patriots.
He originally signed with New England in 2019 as an undrafted free agent coming out of Texas, but was with the club for only a few weeks before being waived. He got claimed by the Jets and was with New York until the Denver Broncos signed him off the practice squad on October 1, 2019.
Anderson spent four seasons in Denver, starting 12 games. He started seven games in 2022, all of which came at left tackle.
On March 16, 2023, Anderson signed a two-year contract with the Patriots. He spent much of 2023 training camp on the non-football injury list after he had contracted malaria while doing philanthropic work in Nigeria. He was placed on injured reserve on November 3, 2023, after suffering a heart contusion in practice.
On August 27, 2024, Anderson was placed on injured reserve, ending his season, and released a few days later. He did not sign with another team until joining the Steelers last September.
Anderson will be the top backup at both tackle positions in 2025, slotting in behind former first-round draft picks Fautanu and Broderick Jones.